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Patient quote

"I must express my very grateful thanks and appreciation to all of your staff in the Plastic Surgery Trauma Clinic for all the care and kindness I received". Mr JN

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Working together to provide the best treatment and care for you

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a surgical specialty which deals with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue that requires reshaping or remoulding. The need for reconstructive surgery can be due to a condition which has been present from birth, or as a result of an accident, disease or ageing.

About us

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and is one of the largest and most highly respected units of its kind in the UK. The service is run by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced healthcare specialists, including nationally and internationally recognised experts in their fields and we combine medical expertise with an innovative approach to new technologies and clinical care.

In addition to our elective services we run a very busy emergency service treating for patients from around the region who require urgent attention.

Internationally renowned centre pioneering care and treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a surgical specialty which deals with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue that requires reshaping or remoulding. The need for reconstructive surgery can be due to a condition which has been present from birth, or acquired as a result of trauma, disease, degeneration or ageing.

Our clinicians use leading edge clinical practice and techniques for the medical and surgical treatment of a wide range of conditions, and our service portfolio includes:

Care closer to your home

In order to provide a service closer to the homes of our patients - one that is more convenient - we do offer some clinics at venues other than the RVI. We provide a Plastic Surgery service for patients in Cumbria, and also run clinics at venues around Newcastle.

We currently provide Plastic Surgery clinics at the following locations;

Ponteland Road

Cumberland Infirmary

West Cumberland Infirmary

All of these clinics are bookable through Choose and Book at your GP.

North of England's major treatment centre for adults and children

A major treatment centre for both adults and children, we have a first-class track record in providing general plastic surgery treatments, as well as a wide range of highly specialised and cutting-edge services. These include emergency trauma reconstruction surgery, complicated hand surgery and correction of scar tissue which may arise from treatments given for complex conditions such as skin lesions, and head and neck cancer.

We provide the highly-respected Regional Burns Centre here in Newcastle, and are the sole provider of Cleft Lip and Palate services for the North East. Similarly, we are the only local NHS provider offering the full range of breast reconstruction surgery.

We treat and care for over 8,000 inpatients and 42,000 outpatients every year and our patients typically come from anywhere in the North East of England and Cumbria. However we do treat many patients who travel here from much farther afield across the UK and from abroad.

Specialist care where and when you need it

Wherever you come from and whatever your condition, we are dedicated to giving a friendly, high quality and safe service to each and every patient who chooses to come to us.